August 19, 2010

Unplugged

I'm getting into the final days of my life as a career girl - my company is making an offer to my replacement this week, and we are firming up my end date and notifying my clients of the change. I wish I could say that it's bittersweet or that it's all happening so quickly, but the truth is that I'm done. Over it. I am 100% ready to close this chapter of my life and start the next one as a full-time wife and mommy.

One of the little things I am most looking forward to is being able to unplug. I've had a company BlackBerry for years and years and have gotten used to being accessible around-the-clock. If someone sends me an urgent email at 8pm on a Sunday night, well, I can't just ignore it. They KNOW I got it. Even on vacation I have my phone with me, and in my industry, people don't care if you are on vacation or not. I can never really unplug.

I cannot wait to turn in my BlackBerry and become a little bit more unaccessible. I will still have a cell phone, but I plan on getting the cheapest, most basic model that I can. One that makes calls and doesn't do much more. I'll still have email and my laptop (which, Hallelujah! I love you MacBook Pro hallelujah!) but in my new life, I don't really need to be reachable, other then by phone for emergencies, 100% of the time.

I've even taken a step back (or forward, I would argue) and decided to keep our schedules the old-fashioned way: on PAPER (gasp!). And yes, I totally broke down and ordered one of those adorable MomAgendas. I got the turquoise one:

So, starting the middle of October or so, if you want to reach me, you can call or email (I promise to check it once a day), send a letter, or send up some smoke signals. I'll get right back to you, I swear.